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Nelson is NZ's Sunshine Capital for 2009
Nelsonians have good reason to celebrate – the region is the country's sunshine capital for 2009. Nelson clocked up 2544.8 sunshine hours for the year, 18 hours ahead of Tauranga's 2526.8 hours. Nelson beats last year's winner, arch-rival Blenheim, which this year had 2444.3 hours.
Read the full postServing Oil Industry could benefit Nelson
The oil and petroleum industry has the potential to be New Zealand's biggest exporter and Nelson companies could set themselves up to service the industry throughout Australasia, a leading American investment manager says.
Read the full postPegasus Nelson flies out of Origin Pacific's ashes
We now have a rental counter and carparks at Nelson Airport, situated in the old Origin Pacific terminal (now called the HNZ Building).
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